Vim with limp [SOLVED]

i've yaourted limp and i'm looking at the docs:
http://mikael.jansson.be/hacking/limp/docs/
however, other than putting stuff in /usr/share/vim/ftplugin/lisp/vim nothing much is happening.
looking at limp.vim i see:
runtime ftplugin/lisp/limp/cursor.vim
runtime ftplugin/lisp/limp/highlight.vim
runtime ftplugin/lisp/limp/sexp.vim
runtime ftplugin/lisp/limp/bridge.vim
runtime ftplugin/lisp/limp/autoclose.vim
runtime ftplugin/lisp/limp/keys.vim
runtime ftplugin/lisp/limp/mode.vim
so i put a softlink in the ftplugin/lisp/ dir to vim, but that didn't accomplish anything either.
anyone know how to get limp working with vim?
(of course, i installed sbcl)
Last edited by pradtf (2010-09-26 17:10:11)

ok some progress has just been made!
by putting a softlink in .vim/ftplugin/lisp -> /usr/share/vim/ftplugin/lisp
it comes on.
now to try to figure out what to do with it as per mikael's doc.
<F12> works but it doesn't seem to start a limp connection hanging on Booting ... indefinitely.
now this document provides some idea:
https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/17774
but i'm not sure how to proceed since changing
LIMPDIR=${LIMPRUNTIME:-/usr/local/limp/$VERSION}
to
LIMPDIR=${LIMPRUNTIME:-/usr}
did zilch.
no wait actually it works but i have to start lisp manually after changing the LIMPDIR:
lisp.sh test -b
then i can (g)vim into the program and <F12> and follow mikael's doc.
this discussion was what provided the info:
http://www.lispforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=3
so we'll see where this goes, but at least this much is working now.
Last edited by pradtf (2010-09-26 06:51:49)

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error: /var/lib/pacman/extra/cl-sdraw-1.0.0-1/desc: Permission denied
db_read: error: /var/lib/pacman/community/perl-net-ipv6addr-0.2-2/depends: Permission denied
error: could not open sync database: custom
have you used --refresh yet?
Again, on doing "pacman -S xfce4" I get
error: /var/lib/pacman/extra/cl-sdraw-1.0.0-1/desc: Permission denied
db_read: error: /var/lib/pacman/community/perl-net-ipv6addr-0.2-2/depends: Permission denied
error: could not open sync database: custom
have you used --refresh yet?
Then I edited pacman.conf and commented out custom and then did "pacman -Syu" and got
:: Synchronizing package databases...
:: current is up to date
:: extra is up to date
:: unstable is up to date
:: community is up to date
error: /var/lib/pacman/extra/cl-sdraw-1.0.0-1/desc: Permission denied
db_read: error: /var/lib/pacman/community/perl-net-ipv6addr-0.2-2/depends: Permission denied
:: Replace mkinitrd with mkinitcpio from "current"? [Y/n] y
:: Replace devfsd with udev from "current"? [Y/n] y
Remove: mkinitrd devfsd
Targets: klibc-1.4.29-2 klibc-extras-2.1-1 klibc-udev-102-1
gen-init-cpio-2.6.17-1 mkinitcpio-0.5.8-1 udev-102-1 autoconf-2.60-1
binutils-2.17-1 bison-2.3-1 coreutils-5.97-1 cracklib-2.8.9-1
db-4.4.20-3 dcron-3.2-1 dialog-1.0_20060221-1 e2fsprogs-1.39-1
filesystem-0.7.2-5 gcc-4.1.1-3 gettext-0.14.6-2 kernel-headers-2.6.18-3
glibc-2.4-4 groff-1.19.2-1 gzip-1.2.4b-4 initscripts-0.7.2-9
iputils-021109-5 jfsutils-1.1.11-1 kbd-1.12-5 kernel26-2.6.18.1-1
libpcap-0.9.5-1 libusb-0.1.12-1 lilo-22.7.3-1 m4-1.4.7-1 man-1.6d-1
man-pages-2.39-1 mkinitrd-1.01-31 module-init-tools-3.2.2-3
openssl-0.9.8d-1 pam-0.81-2 perl-5.8.8-4 ppp-2.4.4-3 procps-3.2.7-1
rp-pppoe-3.8-1 shadow-4.0.18.1-2 slocate-3.1-2 vim-7.0.118-1
wget-1.10.2-2 xfsprogs-2.8.10-1
Total Package Size: 110.4 MB
Proceed with upgrade? [Y/n] n
So, after excluding "custom," pacman is working but still giving "permission denied" error at the begining.
Now, when I do "pacman -S kde" I get
error: /var/lib/pacman/extra/cl-sdraw-1.0.0-1/desc: Permission denied
db_read: error: /var/lib/pacman/community/perl-net-ipv6addr-0.2-2/depends: Permission denied
error: /var/lib/pacman/extra/cl-sdraw-1.0.0-1/desc: Permission denied
db_read: error: /var/lib/pacman/community/perl-net-ipv6addr-0.2-2/depends: Permission denied
error: /var/lib/pacman/extra/cl-sdraw-1.0.0-1/desc: Permission denied
kde: not found in sync db
So, it seems pacman has problems installing packages which are not currently installed, like xfce4 or kde. With the packages currently installed, it behaves properly as when I did "pacman -S wget" which is already installed, it gave me as
error: /var/lib/pacman/extra/cl-sdraw-1.0.0-1/desc: Permission denied
db_read: error: /var/lib/pacman/community/perl-net-ipv6addr-0.2-2/depends: Permission denied
Targets: wget-1.10.2-2
Total Package Size: 0.5 MB
Proceed with upgrade? [Y/n] n
Hence, I'm unable to install any single packages and also could not understand that "permission denied" error. Also, I am unable to delete /var/lib/pacman/current, extra, etc., or change their permission using chmod 751. Please help.
Thanks in advance.
Ravi S Ghosh

ravisghosh wrote:Now i'm unable to boot, hangs when mounting / partition. While trying to mount the arch partition from other linux, it hangs.
Try to just fsck the partitions, don't mount them. Certainly doesn't sound good though.

Vim --with-x=yes

Just wondering if anyone else ran into a problem with the latest version of vim, where you can no longer paste into vim from the X clipboard.
I got so used to selecting text from anywhere and everywhere (OpenOffice, Firefox, any other X app), and pasting it straight into an open vim session with the middle mouse button. But with the 7.1.12 package it's no longer working. Keep in mind, I'm not talking about gvim, but about vim. I have urxvt windows open everywhere (w/ screen), and vim.
Anyway, the solution is to build vim yourself, and in the PKGBUILD, find where it says "--with-x=no" and change it to "--with-x=yes".
I wonder, how could I request the maintainer, Tobias Kieslich, to do this? I don't think the change hurts anything, and it has always worked this way in previous archlinux vim packages.
Suggestions?

im wondering why vim tries to connect to the xserver, as vim is compiled with with-x=no. But if i ssh to my machine that has no Xserver running, vim need long time for opening a file, because it tries to connect to x, so it needs to be started with vim -X.
But i dont want to do this everytime, so is there a fix?

Can't upgrade with -Syu [SOLVED, eeeh :D]

Well, this is what happens if I pacman -Syu
:: Synchronizing package databases...
core is up to date
extra is up to date
community is up to date
archlinuxfr is up to date
:: Starting full system upgrade...
warning: bin32-wine: local (1.1.27-1) is newer than archlinuxfr (1.1.24-1)
warning: g15daemon: local (1.9.5.3-2) is newer than archlinuxfr (1.9.5.3-1)
warning: g15stats: local (1.91-1) is newer than archlinuxfr (1.0-1)
warning: libg15: local (1.2.7-1) is newer than archlinuxfr (1.2.6-1)
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...
Targets (15): dvd+rw-tools-7.1-2 hal-info-0.20090716-2 inputproto-1.5.1-2
lib32-libtiff-3.8.2-6 lib32-libxml2-2.7.3-3 lib32-qt-4.5.2-6 libpng-1.2.39-1
libtiff-3.8.2-6 libxml2-2.7.3-3 libxpm-3.5.7-2 xf86-input-evdev-2.2.4-1
libgl-7.5-2 xorg-server-utils-7.4-7 xorg-server-1.6.3-3 xterm-245-1
Total Download Size: 27,62 MB
Total Installed Size: 81,37 MB
Proceed with installation? [Y/n]
:: Retrieving packages from extra...
error: failed retrieving file 'libpng-1.2.39-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.gz' from ftp.gigabit.nu : File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access)
error: failed retrieving file 'libtiff-3.8.2-6-x86_64.pkg.tar.gz' from ftp.gigabit.nu : File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access)
error: failed retrieving file 'libxml2-2.7.3-3-x86_64.pkg.tar.gz' from ftp.gigabit.nu : File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access)
error: failed retrieving file 'libxpm-3.5.7-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.gz' from ftp.gigabit.nu : File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access)
error: failed retrieving file 'xf86-input-evdev-2.2.4-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.gz' from ftp.gigabit.nu : File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access)
error: failed retrieving file 'xorg-server-utils-7.4-7-x86_64.pkg.tar.gz' from ftp.gigabit.nu : File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access)
error: failed retrieving file 'xorg-server-1.6.3-3-x86_64.pkg.tar.gz' from ftp.gigabit.nu : File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access)
error: failed retrieving file 'xterm-245-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.gz' from ftp.gigabit.nu : File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access)
warning: failed to retrieve some files from extra
error: failed to commit transaction (File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access))
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.
I tried to change mirror from mirrorlist, but it gives the same result on different mirrors too. It started to blame like that a day before yesterday and I tried to fix it myself. Without luck. Help?
E: Using Arch 64, if it helps.
Last edited by Exitium (2009-08-17 17:54:46)

Exitium wrote:
#Archlinux @ Freenode: "There has been an "accident" with our repositories. It has been fixed, but core, extra and testing don't contain package files on most mirrors until they have resynced"
And one guy said that ftp://ftp.ds.hj.se works. So, problem fixed.
thanks so much man, i was pulling my hair apart from yesterday due to this problem. and your mirror solved the problem

[Thinkpad W520] Cant control backlight with xbacklight [solved]

Hello Forum,
the backlight control keys wont work in gnome shell and xbacklight also doesnt work (it does not show errors).
Using
light
from aur works and when showing controllers. Both nv_backlight and intel_backlight are shown. I suspect a problem with the gpu setup using nouveau and intel.
Are there any ways to disable nv_backlight?
Or can I specify which controller to use for gnome shell?
Last edited by Alcasa (2015-04-26 17:22:13)

Thanks for the answer.
I have solved the problem in the meantime adding the kernel option.
video.use_native_backlight=0
This option has been introduced to improve brightness configuration, albeit it doesnt work on W520.

Issues getting on the net with wlan0 [SOLVED]

Hello!
I've managed to be able to see my network (if that count's for anything) but can not get on to it.
I installed netcfg, went in to /etc/network.d/examples/wpa.example and entered in all of my details - I then cp'd that over to /etc/networkd.d/ - it's just been renamed to wpa.
I now dhcpcd wlan0 but it just gives me "already running on pid 2546" so i kill 2546 && dhcpcd wlan0 and it times out with warn - using IPV4LL address 169.254.40.16.
I have also tried iwconfig wlan0 Tony passkey - but that also does not work. Spitting out "Tony : command not found: - however, the archwiki says to enter it this way.
iwlist wlan0 scan | less comes out with master netgear and Tony - both the same. Tony looks a bit like -
Cell 02 - Address: 00.14.6C.AC.6E.8C
ESSID: "Tony"
Mode:Master
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (channel 11)
Quality=55/64 Signal level=23/65
Encryption key = On
IE: WPA Version 1
Group cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers TKIP
Auth Suites : PSK
Any help would be much appreciated.
Last edited by Blindraven (2009-10-15 01:37:39)

zenlord wrote:
I'm not sure you did this, but you have to '# netcfg wlan0 wpa' once you set up your profile (you don't need to use iwconfig or dhcpcd yourself anymore) or add net-profiles to your rc.conf to connect automatically.
Please add [SOLVED] to the subject-line of this thread.
Zl.
No, it's simply "netcfg <profilename>" - no need to specify wlan0.
So if I want to connect to the profile uniwireless, I would do:
netcfg uniwireless

Vim with limp [SOLVED]

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